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I use win 11. I mounted the disc with daemon tools.
Copied all files in folder C:/PM98
Tried to open with comp mode (tried all of them)
Only black screen. Any tips?
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Jimi22 Nov. 2025
I can get the game to run by following the instructions re: creating a new folder called "TACTICS". I don't get the 3mb memory issue when I try to save, but I get "game can't be saved" instead. I'm on Windows 10, 64-bit. Any help appreciated.
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Daleyoski08 Jan. 2025
Ive tried everything in the comments below, winCDEmu, extracting to computer, mount and unmount cd, burnt to cd. It still required the original CD to run. Running on win 10. Please let me know if u know about a way around.
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stephen18 Dec. 2024
i love old games lol
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Szikla16 May. 2024
I just copied everything from the iso file by clicking on it and the winrar opened for me gently - copy all the files to the selected folder then I started the game. It's working but the save is the only thing what seemingly does not works for me and that is a crucial thing. I will check the comment section for solution, maybe the TACTICS hint could work for me too but I had no problem to run the game Using win 11 but run it as admin and in compatible mode (Win7).
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Spav03 Jan. 2024
For those that can't get the game running using Toffee's instructions - try using a lower drive letter. WinCDEMU defaults to V:, but when I switched that to K:, it fired up.
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Toffe22 Nov. 2023
Got this working on Windows 11 by:
1. Using PowerISO to mount it to a emulated CD Drive (F: in my case) 2. Copying all files from the CD rom to a folder on your harddrive. (D:\Premier Manager 98 in my case) 3. Make a folder named "TACTICS" inside the folder (this enables save-games). 4. Now run the PM98.exe file and the game should start right up.
Now we just need someone to make a NOCD Crack :) I'll be trying later on. Will update if I get it.
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Peter Wheeldon01 Jun. 2022
I can't seem to get the game working, I've mounted the ISO but when i try to install, I get a message saying it can't work on PC, I then tried running the game anyway, expecting the same thing to happen It loaded but prompted me to insert the CD. To confuse things more, I've just tried loading the database and it worked perfectly!
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tiny28 May. 2022
what do l do whit the iso off pm98
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DD07 Feb. 2022
Great game, got it working for Windows 10!
Use the tactics folder to save the game, so follow the comments and you'll get it working.
How do you find the free players on the game, I release many so surely other teams are and I want to sign them! Any tricks??
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Zigster30 Sep. 2021
I have played the game for an hour or so but i cant save my game. How do i do that?
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ogz22 May. 2021
i got an idea! no need to any of applications. it is a very simple way to play it on windows7. 1) change your secondary or third... local drive names to except of D (dont change c:)) 2)go to your virtual driver settings and change the label of virtual driver as D. then mount your iso to D and enjoy :)
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Remedy11 Nov. 2020
Win 10, i mount the downloaded file, it opens the files in the iso, i have tried the MANAGER and the PM98, but the screen just goes in black. Any ideas ?
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Dnnya10 Oct. 2020
For Windows 7, 1. Download and Install Windows Virtual PC from Microsoft. Create Windows XP mode and logon 2. From Windows 7, Download, copy paste to Win XP mode and Install DxWnd from sourceforge 3. From Windows 7, Download, copy paste to Win XP mode and Install PowerISO 4. Not sure? Please Google all steps above 5. Download, copy paste to XP, Mount and Install PM98 (premier manager 98.iso) 6. In DxWnd folder, dxwnd.exe -- File -- Import -- exports folder -- Premier Manager 98.dxw -- Open 7. Right click Premier Manager 98 icon -- Modify -- Path -- C:\Program Files\Gremlin\Premier Manager 98\MANAGER.EXE Uncheck Run in window -- OK 8. In XP mode, Control Panel -- Administrative Tools -- Computer Management -- Disk management Right Click CD-ROM 0 -- Change Drive Letter and Paths -- Change -- F: or any alphabet BUT NOT D: -- OK 9. Unmount PM98 10. Right click premier manager 98.iso -- PowerISO -- Mount image to drive [D:] 11. Start the game
*too old to play this game but bring back beautiful memory.. Thank you abandonware
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Xtian25 Jul. 2020
Got it to work by burning on CD and unmounting etc, but can anybody explain how to save a game? can't seem to figure it out on my end :(
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Bson22 Apr. 2020
Could some one upped a how to vid it YouTube please.
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yg200015 Apr. 2020
you have cheats?
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TimidDwarf09 Apr. 2020
Extract the ISO and eject/unmount it if mounted still, then play the extracted .exe. That worked for me.
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haggis2231 Mar. 2020
hi team, i've read the guids, downloaded the VirtualCloneDrive, extracted and added the Tactics file... and it keeps coming up with the "needs CD" error and then stalls. running Windows 10...
any hints/tips/glaringly obvious things i'm not doing!?
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Zarkov14 Mar. 2020
Chuck, and Winny thanks for the info. Im an absolute noob at this sort of thing. Is there any chance you can give me a step by step on how to install and play this? Im having issues getting it going and im desperate to play it! Im on a Windows 10 laptop. I tried mounting it just with the Windows 10 built in mounter (right clicking and mounting), but it just hung in a black screen when I clicked the PM98 .exe file. Any help would be much appreciated!
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chuck05 Mar. 2020
after you've followed Winny's instructions, create a folder in the Premier Manager 98 directory called 'TACTICS' this fixes the save game issue
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Winny27 Feb. 2020
Great game, spent many hours on this. To get it working on Win10 I just extracted the ISO and ran the .exe, no mounting or installing required.
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Pherus03 Oct. 2019
Can't start it on Windows 10. Please HELP!
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SanSeba02 Sep. 2019
Kept coming back to this site for the past years to try and keep this awesome game up and running. Available cracks don't work, trust me. I've tried them all. Some comments above mention to change the drive letter. This is the way to go, but I am using PowerISO and cannot set it to :A or :B. (its protected). What you should do FIRST is rename your CD-drive (which usually is :E) in Windows Disk Management to :X or whatever you prefer. THEN you can change your virtual drive to :E. This way it reads it like its in the correct CD path. Now the game launches. Unfortunately I havent figured out how to fix the colors - or worse - the 'shifting' of the buttons, so basically I still am waiting for the day I can play Scott Taylor from Blackpool again :)
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crCKFOX19 Jun. 2019
someone please help! downloaded the game had the old needs original disc issue. So i burnt to cd from the disc image and now it says this app cant run on your pc, any help appreciated!!
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Jackson01 Jun. 2019
I have downloaded and burnt to cd, after I had sat and played continuously for almost 4 hours (sad I know) it had a fault saving the game!!! had therefore tried countless times to get this to work but unfortunately I cant seem to save the game as it says insufficient space on HDD requires 3mb. did anyone else have this problem and if so how did you get round it?
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Adamgoodtime23 Jan. 2019
Did anyone ever sort out the colour issues on Win 10? I followed all your steps and got it to run (thank you for that), but it's unplayable. The colours are scrambled and I can't work out how to rectify it. I'm even playing on a virtual machine (using xp) but that doesn't help.
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cafi13 Dec. 2018
Hello.
Burn to Cd and it will run normal.
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Metuzalem was here06 Dec. 2018
Change the drive letter of your virtual drive from a higher letter(e,f,g) to a lower letter(a,b). If it fails to start, burn the image on a freaking compact cd :-) B.T.W. Desperation is for sissies.
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vic14 Nov. 2018
update - I renamed the drive that the ISO was self mounting to letter "B" instead of "K" which was the old one. And now it doesnt ask for the original CD anymore and works great
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vic09 Nov. 2018
On my computer at home I have same issues with needing original cd blah blah and I cant play it. But on my computer at work it runs with no issues i dont understand why since both have windows 10. So my productivity went down at work since I installed the game...but the good news is i am in the playoffs.
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desperationisoverwehlming24 Oct. 2018
hey guys, i downloaded the game but the problem with this original disc stuff cannot be solved. i saw that couple of people mentioned the same problem more than a month already. i, too, looked all over the web for a solution but seems like there was none.
can the Admin give some help about that?
it's my favorite childhood game. it's the reason that i developed a great love for newcastle united :)
pm97 has colour problems that cannot be fixed (believe me i tried), pm99 runs great but you know that it's no pm98. my nickname for this post must tell you how i feel! looking for a reply :) cheers
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mjw615010 Sep. 2018
I have downloaded successfully but it won't start, a tab comes up saying I need to insert the original disc. How do I get around that? Burn it to a CD?
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bergalpha01 Sep. 2018
Tried everything (crack, copying files on desktop etc.) but it keeps saying that the original cd is not inserted. somebody knows how to fix that??? thank you
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DanSales11 Aug. 2018
Is there any way of downloading PM98 for mac?
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My Nickname08 Aug. 2018
Thanks Doogie!
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Doogie07 Aug. 2018
Top comment
Hi folks! If anyone is having problems saving their game, here is a solution I figured out: I'm playing PM98 on Windows 10. The problem is that the virtual drive for reading the ISO file has no memory so the game thinks there is no memory on your hard drive.
1. Open ISO file. 2. Copy all files and folders into a new folder on your desktop. 3. Create a folder within the new folder called 'TACTICS'. 4. Mount the ISO file but run the game from the copied files in your new folder. 5. Play the life out of this beautiful game.
Hope this helped :)
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managgerrr25 Jul. 2018
legend
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Goulds14 May. 2018
Says I need to insert the original disc???
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LET'S GO-TH26 Apr. 2018
Amazing game! Please upload Premier Manager 99. It's the best PM in my opinion.
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No comment nor review for this game at the moment.
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I use win 11. I mounted the disc with daemon tools.
Copied all files in folder C:/PM98
Tried to open with comp mode (tried all of them)
Only black screen. Any tips?
I can get the game to run by following the instructions re: creating a new folder called "TACTICS". I don't get the 3mb memory issue when I try to save, but I get "game can't be saved" instead. I'm on Windows 10, 64-bit. Any help appreciated.
Ive tried everything in the comments below, winCDEmu, extracting to computer, mount and unmount cd, burnt to cd. It still required the original CD to run.
Running on win 10. Please let me know if u know about a way around.
i love old games lol
I just copied everything from the iso file by clicking on it and the winrar opened for me gently - copy all the files to the selected folder then I started the game. It's working but the save is the only thing what seemingly does not works for me and that is a crucial thing. I will check the comment section for solution, maybe the TACTICS hint could work for me too but I had no problem to run the game Using win 11 but run it as admin and in compatible mode (Win7).
For those that can't get the game running using Toffee's instructions - try using a lower drive letter. WinCDEMU defaults to V:, but when I switched that to K:, it fired up.
Got this working on Windows 11 by:
1. Using PowerISO to mount it to a emulated CD Drive (F: in my case)
2. Copying all files from the CD rom to a folder on your harddrive. (D:\Premier Manager 98 in my case)
3. Make a folder named "TACTICS" inside the folder (this enables save-games).
4. Now run the PM98.exe file and the game should start right up.
Now we just need someone to make a NOCD Crack :) I'll be trying later on. Will update if I get it.
I can't seem to get the game working, I've mounted the ISO but when i try to install, I get a message saying it can't work on PC, I then tried running the game anyway, expecting the same thing to happen It loaded but prompted me to insert the CD. To confuse things more, I've just tried loading the database and it worked perfectly!
what do l do whit the iso off pm98
Great game, got it working for Windows 10!
Use the tactics folder to save the game, so follow the comments and you'll get it working.
How do you find the free players on the game, I release many so surely other teams are and I want to sign them! Any tricks??
I have played the game for an hour or so but i cant save my game. How do i do that?
i got an idea! no need to any of applications. it is a very simple way to play it on windows7. 1) change your secondary or third... local drive names to except of D (dont change c:))
2)go to your virtual driver settings and change the label of virtual driver as D. then mount your iso to D and enjoy :)
Win 10, i mount the downloaded file, it opens the files in the iso, i have tried the MANAGER and the PM98, but the screen just goes in black.
Any ideas ?
For Windows 7,
1. Download and Install Windows Virtual PC from Microsoft. Create Windows XP mode and logon
2. From Windows 7, Download, copy paste to Win XP mode and Install DxWnd from sourceforge
3. From Windows 7, Download, copy paste to Win XP mode and Install PowerISO
4. Not sure? Please Google all steps above
5. Download, copy paste to XP, Mount and Install PM98 (premier manager 98.iso)
6. In DxWnd folder, dxwnd.exe -- File -- Import -- exports folder -- Premier Manager 98.dxw -- Open
7. Right click Premier Manager 98 icon -- Modify -- Path -- C:\Program Files\Gremlin\Premier Manager 98\MANAGER.EXE
Uncheck Run in window -- OK
8. In XP mode, Control Panel -- Administrative Tools -- Computer Management -- Disk management
Right Click CD-ROM 0 -- Change Drive Letter and Paths -- Change -- F: or any alphabet BUT NOT D: -- OK
9. Unmount PM98
10. Right click premier manager 98.iso -- PowerISO -- Mount image to drive [D:]
11. Start the game
*too old to play this game but bring back beautiful memory.. Thank you abandonware
Got it to work by burning on CD and unmounting etc, but can anybody explain how to save a game? can't seem to figure it out on my end :(
Could some one upped a how to vid it YouTube please.
you have cheats?
Extract the ISO and eject/unmount it if mounted still, then play the extracted .exe. That worked for me.
hi team, i've read the guids, downloaded the VirtualCloneDrive, extracted and added the Tactics file... and it keeps coming up with the "needs CD" error and then stalls. running Windows 10...
any hints/tips/glaringly obvious things i'm not doing!?
Chuck, and Winny thanks for the info. Im an absolute noob at this sort of thing. Is there any chance you can give me a step by step on how to install and play this? Im having issues getting it going and im desperate to play it! Im on a Windows 10 laptop. I tried mounting it just with the Windows 10 built in mounter (right clicking and mounting), but it just hung in a black screen when I clicked the PM98 .exe file. Any help would be much appreciated!
after you've followed Winny's instructions, create a folder in the Premier Manager 98 directory called 'TACTICS' this fixes the save game issue
Great game, spent many hours on this.
To get it working on Win10 I just extracted the ISO and ran the .exe, no mounting or installing required.
Can't start it on Windows 10. Please HELP!
Kept coming back to this site for the past years to try and keep this awesome game up and running. Available cracks don't work, trust me. I've tried them all. Some comments above mention to change the drive letter. This is the way to go, but I am using PowerISO and cannot set it to :A or :B. (its protected). What you should do FIRST is rename your CD-drive (which usually is :E) in Windows Disk Management to :X or whatever you prefer. THEN you can change your virtual drive to :E. This way it reads it like its in the correct CD path. Now the game launches. Unfortunately I havent figured out how to fix the colors - or worse - the 'shifting' of the buttons, so basically I still am waiting for the day I can play Scott Taylor from Blackpool again :)
someone please help! downloaded the game had the old needs original disc issue. So i burnt to cd from the disc image and now it says this app cant run on your pc, any help appreciated!!
I have downloaded and burnt to cd, after I had sat and played continuously for almost 4 hours (sad I know) it had a fault saving the game!!! had therefore tried countless times to get this to work but unfortunately I cant seem to save the game as it says insufficient space on HDD requires 3mb. did anyone else have this problem and if so how did you get round it?
Did anyone ever sort out the colour issues on Win 10? I followed all your steps and got it to run (thank you for that), but it's unplayable. The colours are scrambled and I can't work out how to rectify it. I'm even playing on a virtual machine (using xp) but that doesn't help.
Hello.
Burn to Cd and it will run normal.
Change the drive letter of your virtual drive from a higher letter(e,f,g) to a lower letter(a,b). If it fails to start, burn the image on a freaking compact cd :-)
B.T.W. Desperation is for sissies.
update - I renamed the drive that the ISO was self mounting to letter "B" instead of "K" which was the old one. And now it doesnt ask for the original CD anymore and works great
On my computer at home I have same issues with needing original cd blah blah and I cant play it.
But on my computer at work it runs with no issues i dont understand why since both have windows 10.
So my productivity went down at work since I installed the game...but the good news is i am in the playoffs.
hey guys, i downloaded the game but the problem with this original disc stuff cannot be solved. i saw that couple of people mentioned the same problem more than a month already. i, too, looked all over the web for a solution but seems like there was none.
can the Admin give some help about that?
it's my favorite childhood game. it's the reason that i developed a great love for newcastle united :)
pm97 has colour problems that cannot be fixed (believe me i tried), pm99 runs great but you know that it's no pm98. my nickname for this post must tell you how i feel! looking for a reply :) cheers
I have downloaded successfully but it won't start, a tab comes up saying I need to insert the original disc. How do I get around that? Burn it to a CD?
Tried everything (crack, copying files on desktop etc.) but it keeps saying that the original cd is not inserted. somebody knows how to fix that??? thank you
Is there any way of downloading PM98 for mac?
Thanks Doogie!
Hi folks!
If anyone is having problems saving their game, here is a solution I figured out:
I'm playing PM98 on Windows 10. The problem is that the virtual drive for reading the ISO file has no memory so the game thinks there is no memory on your hard drive.
1. Open ISO file.
2. Copy all files and folders into a new folder on your desktop.
3. Create a folder within the new folder called 'TACTICS'.
4. Mount the ISO file but run the game from the copied files in your new folder.
5. Play the life out of this beautiful game.
Hope this helped :)
legend
Says I need to insert the original disc???
Amazing game! Please upload Premier Manager 99. It's the best PM in my opinion.
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.